The Angel in the House — Page 1

Vocabulary

aus

From or out of; common German preposition

der

Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns

von

Of or from; common German preposition

E-Mail

Electronic mail; digital message communication

NATIONALBIBLIOTHEK

National library; a country's main public library

DER

Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns

ENGEL

Angel; a heavenly or divine being

IM

Contraction of 'in dem'; in the

HAUS

House; a building used as a home

VON

Of or from; German preposition indicating origin

des

Of the; German genitive article or French plural article

DIESES

This; demonstrative pronoun for neuter nouns

GEDICHT

Poem; a piece of literary verse writing

IST

Is; third person singular of 'sein' (to be)

DEM

Dative definite article 'the' for masculine/neuter

ANDENKEN

Memory or remembrance of a person or event

AN

To or at; common German preposition

SIE

She, they, or formal you in German

GEWIDMET

Dedicated to someone; past participle of widmen

DURCH

Through; German preposition indicating means or passage

DIE

Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns

UND

And; basic German coordinating conjunction

FÜR

For; German preposition indicating purpose or recipient

ICH

I; first person singular pronoun in German

EIN

A or an; indefinite article in German

DICHTER

Poet; a person who writes poetry

WURDE

Became or was; past tense of werden

EINLEITUNG

Introduction; opening section of a text or speech

Auf

On or upon; common German preposition

den

Accusative definite article 'the' for masculine nouns

Vorschlag

Suggestion or proposal put forward by someone

Herrn

Mr. or gentleman; accusative/genitive form of Herr

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause

sein

His or to be; possessive pronoun or infinitive verb

Engel

Angel; a spiritual or heavenly being

im

In the; contraction of 'in dem'

Haus

House; a residential building or home

nützlicherweise

Usefully; in a way that is helpful or beneficial

einen

Accusative indefinite article 'a' for masculine nouns

Platz

Place, seat, or square; a defined location

in

In or into; common German preposition of location

dieser

This; demonstrative adjective for feminine dative nouns

Nationalbibliothek

National library; a country's main public library

haben

To have; one of German's most important verbs

könnte

Could; subjunctive form of können (to be able)

konnte

Could; simple past form of können (to be able)

es

It; neuter third person singular pronoun

nur

Only or just; limiting adverb in German

eine

A or an; indefinite article for feminine nouns

Antwort

Answer or reply to a question or statement

geben

To give; common German verb of transfer

Der

Definite article 'the' for masculine nominative nouns

wurde

Was or became; simple past of werden

Überzeugung

Conviction or belief firmly held by someone

gemacht

Made or done; past participle of machen

weite

Wide or broad; adjective describing large extent

und

And; the most basic German coordinating conjunction

kostengünstige

Cost-effective or affordable; adjective for low price

Verbreitung

Distribution or spread of something widely

dem

Dative definite article 'the' for masculine/neuter

Wert

Value or worth of something or someone

einer

Genitive or dative indefinite article for feminine nouns

urheberrechtlich

Relating to copyright law and intellectual property

geschützten

Protected; past participle adjective of schützen

Bibliotheksausgabe

Library edition; a version of a book for libraries

keinen

No or not any; accusative masculine negative article

Abbruch

Harm or interruption; damage done to something

tun

To do; a common German action verb

würde

Would; subjunctive form of werden for conditionals

während

While or during; temporal conjunction or preposition

beste

Best; superlative adjective form of gut (good)

Zweck

Purpose or aim; the goal of an action

Schreibens

Of writing; genitive form of das Schreiben

durch

Through; preposition indicating means or passage

die

Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns

Versen

Verses; plural dative of Vers, lines of poetry

erfüllt

Fulfilled or satisfied; past participle of erfüllen

wird

Is or becomes; third person singular of werden

heiligen

Sacred or holy; adjective related to sanctity

Liebe

Love; deep affection between people

zum

To the; contraction of 'zu dem'

Heim

Home; one's place of residence or belonging

gewidmet

Dedicated; past participle of widmen (to dedicate)

sind

Are; third person plural of sein (to be)

Die

Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns

beiden

Both; referring to two people or things together

Teile

Parts; plural of Teil, sections of a whole

Gedichts

Of the poem; genitive form of Gedicht

erschienen

Appeared or were published; past participle of erscheinen

wurden

Were or became; simple past plural of werden

danach

After that or thereafter; temporal adverb

sorgfältig

Carefully or thoroughly; with great attention to detail

überarbeitet

Revised; past participle of überarbeiten (to revise)

seitdem

Since then; temporal conjunction or adverb

festen

Firm or fixed; adjective in inflected form

unter

Under or among; common German preposition

Hausbüchern

Household books; dative plural of Hausbuch

englischen

English; adjective in inflected form referring to England

Volkes

Of the people; genitive form of Volk

erlangt

Attained or achieved; past participle of erlangen

Unsere

Our; first person plural possessive pronoun

Leser

Reader or readers; person who reads texts

werden

Will or to become; auxiliary and full verb

sich

Themselves or oneself; reflexive pronoun in German

gewiss

Certainly or surely; expressing confidence or certainty

Dank

Thanks or gratitude expressed to someone

an

At or to; common German preposition of position

Autor

Author; person who writes a book or text

für

For; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary

das

The; definite article for neuter nouns in German

Geschenk

Gift or present given to someone

anschließen

To join or connect; to follow or attach oneself

er

He; third person masculine singular pronoun

uns

Us; first person plural accusative or dative pronoun

hat

Has; third person singular of haben (to have)

INHALT

Contents or table of contents of a publication

BUCH

Book; a written or printed literary work

PROLOG

Prologue; introductory section before main content

GESANG

Song or canto; a section of a longer poem

DOMPLATZ

Cathedral square; open plaza in front of a cathedral

Präludien

Preludes; introductory musical or poetic pieces

Unmöglichkeit

Impossibility; the state of being impossible

Wahrheit

Truth; the state of being in accord with fact

Das

The; definite article for neuter nominative nouns

Vertrauen

Trust or confidence placed in someone or something

Dichters

Of the poet; genitive form of Dichter

Domplatz

Cathedral square; plaza in front of a cathedral